Table 1Transition record

flight test engineertorolling stock engineer

A flight test engineer already meets 46% of what the rolling stock engineer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From flight test engineer

46%

Overlap1

To rolling stock engineer

15 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

56.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 56.1

This move: 56.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the rolling stock engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the flight test engineer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rolling stock engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a flight test engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held industrial engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held production processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held conduct performance tests constructing
already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
already held mechanical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 15 carried skills, including the 10 the rolling stock engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 3 required

required, not held analyse production processes for improvement required
required, not held assess financial viability required
required, not held execute feasibility study required

02 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held design wayside signalling interlockings required
required, not held control production required

optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held develop test procedures optional
optional, not held manage product testing optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held control compliance of railway vehicles regulations required

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality standards required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design electromechanical systems optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held draft design specifications optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 supplementary

optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
optional, not held precision mechanics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a rolling stock engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held approve engineering design skill
already held engineering principles knowledge
already held engineering processes knowledge
already held industrial engineering knowledge
already held manufacturing processes knowledge
already held perform scientific research skill
already held production processes knowledge
already held technical drawings knowledge
already held use technical drawing software skill
already held conduct performance tests skill
already held electrical engineering knowledge
already held electronics knowledge
already held mechanical engineering knowledge
already held record test data skill

The 6 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held ensure maintenance of railway machinery optional
optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
optional, not held maintain electromechanical equipment optional

08 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

09 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held design principles optional

10 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform test run optional

11 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held build a product's physical model optional

12 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held CAE software optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ensure maintenance of railway machinery optional
optional, not held ensure maintenance of trains optional
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held apply advanced manufacturing optional
optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
optional, not held design electromechanical systems optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held design prototypes optional
optional, not held develop test procedures optional
optional, not held draft design specifications optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held maintain electromechanical equipment optional
optional, not held manage product testing optional
optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
optional, not held perform test run optional
optional, not held precision mechanics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use CAM software optional

19 held skills the rolling stock engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role aerodynamics knowledge
not needed by the target role aerospace engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role aircraft flight control systems knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
not needed by the target role aviation meteorology knowledge
not needed by the target role common aviation safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure aircraft compliance with regulation skill
not needed by the target role inspect aircraft manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role instrumentation engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role instrumentation equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role operate cockpit control panels skill
not needed by the target role operate radio navigation instruments skill
not needed by the target role operate two-way radio systems skill
not needed by the target role oversee aircraft sensor and recording systems skill
not needed by the target role perform flight manoeuvres skill
not needed by the target role perform routine flight operations checks skill
not needed by the target role perform take off and landing skill
not needed by the target role plan test flights skill
not needed by the target role visual flight rules knowledge

7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held quality standards required
optional, not held CAE software optional
optional, not held design principles optional
optional, not held electromechanics optional
optional, not held mechanics of trains optional
optional, not held precision mechanics optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional

Index

Other moves recorded from flight test engineer

Full index of moves from flight test engineer

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.